COVID-19 Tourism

• N.B. tourism approaching pre pandemic levels as rental car industry struggles

  A new study by Statistics Canada says tourism activity in the province turned around rapidly last year but was still 20 per cent lower than in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2023
  
• COVID-19 worse for tourism industry than SARS, 9/11 and financial crisis combined: report

  Half a million people in the tourism industry lost their jobs in 2020, Walden said.

  Canada

  Mar 7, 2021
  
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• Ottawa to give $46 million to Quebec, Atlantic provinces to help boost tourism

  Atlantic Canada is also receiving $4.5 million for its various tourism marketing associations to boost travel across the region.

  Money

  Jun 23, 2020
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• Greece’s strict lockdown kept coronavirus deaths under 200. Now it wants to reopen

  Heavily reliant on tourism, the country is officially reopening to foreigners on Monday after closing its borders to most during the coronavirus pandemic.

  Health

  Jun 13, 2020
• Coronavirus: Quebec tourism industry asks for reopening schedule from province

  The tourism groups say that the outdoor activities they organize are lower-risk than some other sectors of the economy that have already received the green light to reopen.

  Canada

  May 21, 2020
• Coronavirus: Osoyoos town council braces for multi-million dollar tourism hit

  With leisure and business travel now at a standstill, Osoyoos stands to lose in excess of $6 million in revenue from March to June alone, Destination Osoyoos forecasts.

  Canada

  Apr 7, 2020
• Planning for ‘post-COVID’: Lethbridge event organizers in limbo with cancellation decisions

  As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect Canada, large gatherings and travel are being discouraged, impacting the tourism industry in southern Alberta.

  Economy

  Mar 25, 2020
• ‘We’re devastated’: COVID-19 dries up tourism industry, thousands laid off in mountain towns

  The COVID-19 pandemic has walloped tourism-dependent mountain towns by cutting short what had been shaping up to be a great ski season in Western Canada.

  Economy

  Mar 23, 2020